use an impact and it will break the bolt lose. You will have to mod or buy a tool to torque it down to spec
Disconnect the battery and remove the fan assembly and crankshaft belts. Remove the center bolt from the pulley and use a crankshaft pulley remover to pull off the pulley. You can usually borrow one from an auto parts store.
The main pulley on which the serpentine belt goes on in a 1997 Chevy Lumina LTZ is the crankshaft pulley. The crankshaft pulley plays a role in the wheels turning and powering the alternator and power steering pump.
You'll need to pull the passenger front wheel, remove the wheel well cover. This will expose the damper pulley on the crankshaft. Remove damper pulley, remove plastic engine cover. Look inside you will see the sensor. Be sure if you replace it to install the new one exactly the same as the old one was.
In order to replace a timing chain for a 2003 Chevy Cavalier, a person will need remove the oil pan, crankshaft pulley and hub, timing cover bolts, and timing cover. Then the timing cover gasket, timing cover and bolts, crankshaft pulley, and oil pan will need to be installed.
crankshaft sensor is located just behind the crankshaft pulley on the front of the engine(passenger side of vehicle).
you need to get a wrench and turn the bolt (relieve the pressure on the pulley) on the tensioner pulley and remove the belt then turn bolt (relieve the pressure on the pulley) to reinstall it. The tensioner pulley is the one that is not your A/C pulley not your alternator pulley and not your crankshaft pulley its the only one that's left no hoses or plugs going to it. not sure how to explain it.
You must remove the crankshaft pulley (19mm socket) and then the timing cover but it appears to need the engine jacked up, to remove the front to frame mount to get the new belt in.
Righty tighty, lefty loosey.
24x crankshaft position sensor--remove drive belt, raise vehicle up in front ( car ramps etc. ) remove the crankshaft pulley, remove the bolt and sensor wiring harness retaining bracket. remove the 24x crank sensor mounting bolts, remove the sensor and withdraw the wiring harness. for 3.1 V6 the 2.2 has a 7x position sensor. good-day !
THE CRANK SENSOR ON A 97 5.7 IS LOCATED UNDER THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND THE OILPAN. SLIGHTLY TO DRIVERS SIDE
That requires the use of a power steering pulley PULLER. ( A special tool ) The pulley is pressed on.
The 2001 Chevy Express Van crankshaft sensor will be on the back of the engine. You will need to remove the rear engine cover in order to access the crankshaft sensor.